Parallèles (en. Parallels)

/pa.ʁa.le/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Lines that remain at a constant distance from each other at all points.

The two roads are parallel.

Les deux routes sont parallèles.

Things or ideas that have similarities without ever meeting.

Their lives have parallel paths.

Leurs vies ont des parcours parallèles.

From the Greek 'parallelos', meaning 'beside' or 'on the same side'.

parallel to life

Representing similar circumstances in different situations.

parallèles à la vie

think in parallel

Addressing several ideas or topics simultaneously.

penser en parallèle

parallelism

Concept of two objects or ideas that do not intersect.

parallélisme

parallelogram

Geometric figure with two pairs of parallel sides.

parallélogramme

Being on the same wavelength.

We understand each other, we are parallel.

On se comprend, on est parallèles.

That have nothing to do with each other, like two parallel lines.

These two stories are parallel.

Ces deux histoires sont parallèles.